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Fiat
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fiat n
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1 : decree
2 : an authoritative but arbitrary order [a brazen act of judicial "L. H. Tribe"]
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.